# COMAR Title 05 — Department of Housing and Community Development

## Subtitle 20 — Revitalization Programs

### Chapter 01 — Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Program

#### Regulation .03 Eligible Applicants and Uses.

*COMAR 05.20.01.03*

A. To be eligible to receive financial assistance under the Program, an applicant shall meet the following minimum requirements:

  (1) Be a government agency or a CDO;

  (2) Not have defaulted on any prior financial assistance from the Department;

  (3) Not be currently barred or suspended from any of the Department's programs;

  (4) Have the legal capacity and all necessary legal authority to incur the obligations involved in the form of financial assistance provided under the Program; and

  (5) If the applicant is a CDO, be in good standing and qualified to do business in Maryland.

B. Financial assistance may be used for the following predevelopment costs and expenses on a project:

  (1) Demolition;

  (2) Land assembly;

  (3) Architecture and engineering; and

  (4) Site development.

C. A recipient of financial assistance may grant or lend all or a portion of the financial assistance it receives from the Program to a designated third party to carry out the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of an agreement with the Department.